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Sunderland host Everton at 8pm in tonight’s live football knowing a loss will leave them firmly rooted in the relegation zone.

It’s not as if the Black Cats haven’t been chasing their tails at the start of the season previously, but when he took the job David Moyes said it was time the club moved on from being likely relegation candidates every campaign.

His former side Everton arrive at the Stadium of Light also under new management, however the Toffees have taken to life under former Southampton boss Ronald Koeman far better than Sunderland with Moyes at the helm.

Everton come into the game as favourites on the back of three wins on the bounce and they’re to make it a fourth.

It’s really no wonder Sunderland are as big as for a victory, given that the only team they’ve managed to beat all season has been lowly Shrewsbury Town – and even that came courtesy of a late goal from the on-loan Adnan Januzaj.

Moyes’ men did put in a much-more positive performance at Southampton last time out, but still couldn’t hold out for the win after scoring in the 80th minute as they were pegged back by a Jay Rodriguez goal five minutes later.

With Sunderland still without a win in the league, Ronald Koeman must have been cursing the international break for breaking his side’s momentum.